Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
KANSAS STOCK PRODUCTS.
A Big Packing House Plant Attracted to
Wichita.
Special Dispatch TO the Globe Democrat

Special Dispatch TO the Globe-D Democrat.
WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 1.-The past
week has been the most important in the
history of Wichita, by reason that ar
rangements were completed which will
bring to Wichita one of the largest and
best packing houses to be found in this
country, and it is but the beginning of
what will in few years become one Of
the greatest packing centers of the west,
as the firm Of Jacob Dold & Son, of
Buffalo, n. Y, Harrisburg, Pa, and
Kansas City, No, has some $4,000. 900
back of it, and has forced other and
larger firms to recognize it. Their estab-
Hshment in Wichita will be the means of
bringing others. The great stock inter
ests Of the Southwest are her founda-
ton, and first brought this section
into notice. To cattle industry Wichita
was in debt for her start in 1S,0-72.
Later it was shown that Southern Kan
sas and the Indian Territory could raise
mnumersble hogs and sheep. As agri-
culture proved so profitable the cattle
business was forced further west and
south.
Agriculture developed the live stock
interests of this. section to such an extent
that in 1880 Kansas was first of all states
in number of cattle and horses. with
1876, ,057 head. and 430, 600 or more
horses. The latest report of the state
board of agriculture shows the total
number of cattle in Kansas in 1887 was
2,0SS, 1873, valued at $50, ,5s5. .2S1. The
total number of hogs was !. 800 .S69, val
ued at $11, ,195, PA. OF sheep there were
664, ,61, valued at 81 .329. .522. The total
value of animals slaughtered and sold
for slaughter during the year was 500
206.013.
The grestest stock-raising section is
that Immediately adjacent 10
Wichita. Twelve counties in
a body surrounding Wichita pro-
duced cattle, hogs and sheep to the value
of $12 2.504.901. The value of animals
sold for slaughter in the counties was
$3.50 45S. In the seventy counties whose
live stock viii be tributary TO Wichita as
soon as the packing interest develops
here, there were | 1.l00, 900 hogs over 6
months of age assessed in 1856. while
from the territory TO the west and south
of Wichita. which Will find stock market
lnt to L-s.t log
over 100000 head Of beef cattle. The
immensely of KansaA Atock products in
the future, when stimulated by good
internal central market such as Wichita
will provide. can't be estimated. Over
50 per cent. of live stock received at Kan
sas City comes from Kansas. and Wichita
has seven good railroads operating in ten
different directions. and can ship her
meats directly to ST. Louis or any east
ern point. and az very advantageous
wear viii have three outlets 10 the Gulf
of Mexico. allowing her TO export
With all these facts in view. the board
Of trade of this city has been in active
correspondence for several months with
different large packing concerns. and
about three weeks ago Messrs. Dold visit
with Wichita's location and advantages
as the future packing center OF the south
west that they decided 10 locate here if
the citizens would give them $50. 600 and
a site of about twenty-five acres Of land,
ana agreed TO put in plant worth over
$500, 900 al once. with daily capacity of
, 900 hogs and 500 10 500 beeves for both
summer and winter killing. They viii
increase their capacity as the business
demands. which they expect VIII cost /
Sus0. 900 per year. The plant which Will !
include all the details of the business. /!
viii cover at first seven acres OF gronnd /.
and employ about $50 hands The cap
ital lnPloyed vii be s1.o-0, ,co0. They I
will buy all kinds Of stock here for /
Kansas CITY aud eastern houses and ex- /!
pect to expend from $4,000 TO s25,olo /
per day.
The matter was thoroughly investigs- 4
ted. and the board Of trade, becoming I
satisfied il wanted the hrzn named. last i
Friday issued over 500 cards inviting a
private oonfrsnce of bax:ress men tast /